Media Watch Season 2019

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2019x01 Episode 1 aired Feb 04, 2019

Paul Barry returns with a new season of the show that casts a critical eye over the media industry, watching the watchers and commenting on all forms of medi... read more

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2019x02 Episode 2 aired Feb 11, 2019

Is there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch.

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2019x03 Episode 3 aired Feb 18, 2019

No love for Married At First Sight as former cast members reveal the ugly reality behind the TV blockbuster. Plus boats, borders and truthful reporting.

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2019x04 Episode 4 aired Feb 25, 2019

The Daily Telegraph apologises for front page story on Today host Georgie Gardner. Plus the Herald Sun wins the right to reveal who is Lawyer X.

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2019x05 Episode 5 aired Mar 04, 2019

Journalists facing threats of jail over Pell headlines as the media debate his guilt. The Momo Challenge hoax, plus Ita Buttrose named Chair of the ABC.

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2019x06 Episode 6 aired Mar 11, 2019

60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island.

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2019x07 Episode 7 aired Mar 18, 2019

Paul Barry presents a special on the Christchurch terror attack. How should the media deal with live-streamed terrorism? And will it change how social media ... read more

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2019x08 Episode 8 aired Mar 25, 2019

Demonising Muslims, encouraging extremism, is the media to blame? And why no tough questions for Mark Latham's plan to DNA test 'indigenous welfare rorters'?

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2019x09 Episode 9 aired Apr 01, 2019

One Nation sting: unfair entrapment or legitimate expose? Our verdict on Al Jazeera's investigation. Did it go too far? Plus alarming Adelaide a story so big... read more

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2019x10 Episode 10 aired Apr 08, 2019

Paul Barry looks at some of the big issues in media in the past seven days including election countdown, social media crackdown, The Cass tape and journo jai... read more

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2019x11 Episode 11 aired Apr 15, 2019

Paul Barry looks at the Rush verdict, the electric election plus the Ristevski murder.

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2019x12 Episode 12 aired Apr 29, 2019

Paul Barry looks at Facebook 'under fire' for its fake scam ads, The Daily Telegraph 'under fire' for its coverage of Labor's 'gender agenda' and journalists... read more

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2019x13 Episode 13 aired May 06, 2019

Milo Yiannopoulos. Alex Jones. Breast cancer awareness. What do these three things have in common? And The Cat bags the rural press more money for country ne... read more

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2019x14 Episode 14 aired May 13, 2019

Election battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty.

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2019x15 Episode 15 aired May 20, 2019

Front-page scares and catchphrases: How did the media shape the election result? Duelling exclusives: A Nine exclusive that looks and sounds awfully similar ... read more

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2019x16 Episode 16 aired May 27, 2019

Albo goes to bat against Labor's conservative foes; Alan Jones buries the hatchet with Clive Palmer and a big pay day for Geoffrey Rush.

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2019x17 Episode 17 aired Jun 03, 2019

Did the ABC get strong-armed by Adani? Julian Assange: hero of the free press or cyber terrorist? Plus a stem cell miracle cure that has the media in a spin.

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2019x18 Episode 18 aired Jun 10, 2019

A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists. Why aren't whistleblower laws working? And are national security laws b... read more

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2019x19 Episode 19 aired Jun 17, 2019

Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch.

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2019x20 Episode 20 aired Jun 24, 2019

Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed.

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2019x21 Episode 21 aired Jul 01, 2019

Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer.

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2019x22 Episode 22 aired Jul 08, 2019

Game, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation.

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2019x23 Episode 23 aired Jul 15, 2019

Four Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour.

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2019x24 Episode 24 aired Jul 22, 2019

Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal.

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2019x25 Episode 25 aired Jul 29, 2019

ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted.

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2019x26 Episode 26 aired Aug 05, 2019

Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media.

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2019x27 Episode 27 aired Aug 12, 2019

Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games.

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2019x28 Episode 28 aired Aug 19, 2019

Alan Jones socked by his own punch. The Australian steps up its negative coverage of transgender issues. Plus what does press freedom look like?

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2019x29 Episode 29 aired Aug 26, 2019

Mattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe?

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2019x30 Episode 30 aired Sep 02, 2019

Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome.

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2019x31 Episode 31 aired Sep 09, 2019

'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore.

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2019x32 Episode 32 aired Sep 16, 2019

Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout.

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2019x33 Episode 33 aired Sep 23, 2019

Conversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card.

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2019x34 Episode 34 aired Sep 30, 2019

PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands.

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2019x35 Episode 35 aired Oct 07, 2019

Trump tweets Bulls**t; Sunday Night axed; Vaping donations; The Phantom menace.

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2019x36 Episode 36 aired Oct 14, 2019

Speed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions.

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2019x37 Episode 37 aired Oct 21, 2019

Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Correction: our original story said The Australian didn't publish anything on racehorse slaughter un... read more

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2019x38 Episode 38 aired Oct 28, 2019

Whodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph.

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2019x39 Episode 39 aired Nov 04, 2019

The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction.

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2019x40 Episode 40 aired Nov 11, 2019

Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats.

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2019x41 Episode 41 aired Nov 25, 2019

Powerful media commentators dismiss the link between climate change and fires. Judges hit back at The Courier-Mail while Channel Nine ordered to pay the W... read more

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2019x42 Episode 42 aired Dec 02, 2019

Farewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko.

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2019x43 Episode 43 aired Dec 09, 2019

Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania.

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